Intro to Healthcare Systems

Which term refers to drugs that slow the growth of, or destroy bacteria?

• anesthesia

• antibiotics

• caduceus

• pathogens

What is a general term for any healthcare plan that emphasizes wellness and provides healthcare through a network of healthcare providers?

• epidemic

• managed care

• quarantine

• hospice

What is the ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate, or assert one's own interests, desires, needs, and rights called?

• epidemic

• self-advocacy

• antibiotics

• anesthesia

Which instrument uses a lens to magnify objects too small to be seen with the naked eye?

• epidemic

• microscope

• caduceus

• hospice

What is the loss of feeling with or without the loss of consciousness called?

• quarantine

• anesthesia

• managed care

• antibiotics

What type of care is designed to relieve pain and reduce suffering in terminally ill patients?

• epidemic

• hospice

• self-advocacy

• pathogens

What is the term for microorganisms that can cause illness in humans?

• antiseptics

• vaccines

• pathogens

• probiotics

What is an outbreak of a disease that affects many people and spreads rapidly called?

• hospice

• epidemic

• quarantine

• managed care

What is the process of isolating people who have been exposed to infectious or contagious disease called?

• anesthesia

• quarantine

• caduceus

• antibiotics

What is an emblem of medicine in the United States?

• epidemic

• caduceus

• hospice

• microscope